Exercising Divine Justice? Medieval versus Modern Perspectives on Future Dangerousness and the Death Penalty
Law, Culture and the Humanities
Published online on May 19, 2025
Abstract
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In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has increasingly privileged religious beliefs in determining the applicability of U.S. laws. To sustain these claims, the Court has turned to the distant past. This paper explores a medieval parallel to the Texas “...
In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has increasingly privileged religious beliefs in determining the applicability of U.S. laws. To sustain these claims, the Court has turned to the distant past. This paper explores a medieval parallel to the Texas “...